General Biology
The organelle that is the powerhouse of the cell.
These are the three basic shapes of bacteria
This is the primary energy currency of the cell often referred to as the 'molecular currency.'
What is ATP?
The study of how traits are passed from parents to offspring.
What is Genetics?
This internal organ helps fish maintain buoyancy.
What is the bladder?
The foundational principle of biology, stating that genetic information flows from DNA to RNA to protein.
What is the central dogma?
This type of bacteria, characterized by a thick layer of peptidoglycan in its cell wall, accounts for over 90% of the compositions (positive or negative).
This amino acid has the least amount of hydrogen bonds.
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The Austrian scientist known as the 'Father of Genetics' for his work with pea plants
Who is Gregor Mendel?
This is the only mammal capable of sustained flight.
What is the bat?
The protein that binds to oxygen so that it can be transported to the cells.
What is hemoglobin?
These small white spots, known as Koplik's spots, serve as a diagnostic indicator for what highly contagious viral illness?
What are measles?
This process in cellular respiration produces ATP, NADH, and FADH2.
What is the Krebs cycle/citric acid cycle?
This is the term for alternative forms of a gene that can occupy the same position (locus) on a chromosome.
What are alleles?
This animal is known as the world's largest living organism, spanning over 2,385 acres in Oregon, USA.
What is the Honey Fungus (Armillaria osteoyae)?
The light-producing enzyme accounts for the glowing of fireflies.
What is Luciferase?
These infectious agents, consisting primarily of misfolded proteins, are implicated in Fatal Familial Insomnia, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, and kuru.
What are Prions?
Name one technique that determines proteins structure. (Multiple correct answers)
What is cryo-electron microscopy or NMR spectroscopy or X-ray crystallography?
This genetic disorder results form the presence of an extra chromosome 21.
What is Down Syndrome?
The proper name for the organism nicknamed “water bears” or “moss piglets”?
What is the tardigrade?
This is a symbiotic relationship between a plant's root and fungi.
What are lichens?
When a bacterium is described as 'pyogenic,' this substance is commonly produced as a result of infection.
What is pus?
This type of macromolecule includes sugars, starches, and cellulose.
What are carbohydrates?
What is the name of the process where segments of DNA are copied, or 'transcribed,' into RNA?
What is transcription?
The smallest bone in the human body, located in the middle ear.
What is the stapes (stirrup) bone?